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Collected on 28 July 2026
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Report potholes via national potholes hotline
Road users can call a national hotline to report potholes anywhere in South Africa. This helps identify problem areas for timely repair and supports the overall road maintenance effort.
A national potholes hotline will also be launched for road users to report potholes in any area around the country.
Places
eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal
Reference
https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/potholes-create-jobs
Amounts
R 22 000 000 000, R 6 400 000 000, R 7 500 000 000
Labour-intensive road maintenance under Zibambele initiative
Households or families can be contracted by provincial departments to maintain a specific length of road on a part-time basis using labour-intensive methods. This is part of the broader S'hamba Sonke programme aimed at improving road access and creating jobs.
The project will be in line with the department's Zibambele initiative (which means "doing it ourselves"), which is routine road maintenance using labour-intensive methods in which a family or household is contracted through a provincial department to maintain a specific length of road on a part-time basis.
Pothole-patching jobs under S'hamba Sonke programme
Local residents can apply to be recruited to repair damaged secondary, district, and municipal roads as part of a nationwide job creation initiative. The work involves patching potholes and maintaining road surfaces using labour-intensive methods.
Through the S'hamba Sonke (walking together) project, a massive pothole-patching programme, it will see locals being recruited to repair damaged secondary, district and municipal roads.
